We gather for worship every Sunday morning at 10:00 am in person and live-streamed on YouTube.
Worship is a dedicated time that we set aside each week to intentionally centre ourselves in the Divine. It's not that different from the time you set aside for your yoga class or to go to the gym. Worship is dedicated time spent deliberately nourishing your soul.
Worship includes singing, praying, meditating, and learning. We explore ancient stories of faith and wisdom and learn how to apply their ancient spiritual lessons to our lives today. We give thanks to the Divine for the spritual guidance we receive in our lives.
The weekly worship service lasts roughly an hour to an hour-and-a-quarter, depending on the content. It varies from week to week. We don't measure worship by the clock. We focus on our spiritual nourishment.
God has made each of us unique, with a multitude of genders, races, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, backgrounds, nationalities, and even styles. Worship unites us as One Body in Christ, without negating each person's blessed individuality. Come as you are. Be who God uniquely created you to be. Experience belonging together. Receive the nourishing love of the Divine Spirit.
You are not required to hold any specific beliefs about anything in order to be with us in worship. Come and explore. See what the Divine has in store for you. Respect the differences in those around you and be respected for your own blessed uniqueness.
Come as you wish. Be yourself. Be comfortable. Be casual (most are) or dress up (some like to.)
Worship is child-friendly. Some children even like to dance in the aisles. Worship begins with a time of gathering for all ages with announcements, singing and prayer. About 15 minutes into the service, young children are invited to go to our dedicated children's space with our qualified children's team where they experience singing, praying and learning geared to their young age. They rejoin their parents/caregivers after the service.
To "commune" means "to be at one with." In this case, being at one with the Divine. We follow an ancient ritual given to us by Jesus Christ over 2000 years ago. It involves words, prayers and consuming small amounts of bread and (non-alcoholic) wine in remembrance of Jesus.
Communion is served on the first Sunday of each Christian season. Our Christian seasons are:
Check our Online Calendar for communion dates for this year.
St. James United Church
306 Parkside Drive, PO Box 330,
Waterdown
Ontario L0R 2H0
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